The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-01-21

his innocence to TIE asst.
-Ciscinnau will be onr hundred years
old Etxt year, aud she wants both national
conventions to celebrate her centennial
The principaI business oIock in village
OF MinoOka. H., was destroyed by fire on
Sunday includina the postcffice aod all the
mails.
William Aeuew, a lab0rer, of PALMYRA
y Y, murdered. his wife on January ,, and
slept beside her corpse for ten DAYS until
discovered.
The Oldest >uTv.ving holder of a dipIo-
ma from Dartmouth is Abraham T. Lowe,
NJ. D., OF Boston. who was born 1896 and
graduated in 1917
Elizabeth Hoffman, aged 25 years, of
Philadelphia, suicided by taking "Rough on
Rats" on Saturday last. Four months ago
she married Ter husband, wao is 80 years
her senior.
-Ex Gov. Curtin has had an operation
performed on hIs right eye, which had been
sightless for 20 years. The operation was
successful, and the Governor again has two
good eyes.
Henry Sci enhas, foreman of Henry
Krug Packing Co. st. Joseph, Missouri, uses
DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil with his men for
prains, cuts, bruises, chapped hands etc
1t is the best.
"A car loaded with cotton on the c., q.
Il s. W. r. r., was destroyed by fire on
Monday at Paducah, Ky, and it was after
terward found that four unknown tramps
had peIshed in it.
Squire SlOkom, of Christiana, Lancaster
county, presented each of his four children
with Sc, 600. Ii was his golden wedding,
and be turned the tables on the children who
gave him a surprise party.
The Governor of Herat has been sum-
moned to CabuI to answer charges of secretly
tavoring Russia and fomenting hatred
against England among the Afghan people.
If found guilty he will be sentenced to death.
The International Union of Bricklayers,
OF Pittsburg, at the session on Friday, decid-
ed that they would continne to work nine
hours day, as in the past. and they would
not combine with the Knights of Labor, as
requested.
Five masked men plundered freight
train on he Panhandle Road, two miles west
west OF Pitts burg late OF Friday night The
fireman and a brake nan were seriously hurt
while trying to arrest the robbers, but they
all esca ped.
Several Germans 10 England have re-
ceyed teiggrams from the German Consulate
ia London requesting ghem to be prepared
to return Germany at twenJy-four hours
notice and report l0r duty At their respect
i've military headquarters.
Some time since Charles Andes struck
James Hill on the head with a beer glass
Hill died on Monday from the effects of the
blow, and Andes, who is the son Of one Of
weaIthiest business men Of the town, is un
der arrest CHARGED with maDslaughter.
C. r. NoshuTg, a law student in the Of
fce Of eX-Lieutenaut-GoveUno Stone, Of
Warren, and gJaduate of Yale, died in the
Bradford city prison on last Thursday, from
the effects of spree. He was tte only son
of a widow, and was al heir to wealth.
"A young couple went recently to Ian
caster minister 20 Get married. but the man
had oeen InduigiEg in liquor and betrayed IT,
when he answered yes" wheTeupon the
minister refused 20 proceed with the ceremo
py, and they we're obliged to 90 elsewhere to
have the knot tied
John l.. Sullivan and Patsy Cardiff
fought six rounds at Minneapolis Mimi, on
Tuesday night with five and a-haIf ounce
gloves. The fght was decided draw The
manager explained that Sullivan broke q
bone in his right arm in the first round by
striking a stake.
On last Saturday evening William
WricL., nine year old son of William Wright,
blacksmith at Monongaheia City, Pa, dis
appeared suddenly ard mysteriously. He
was last seen skating ON the river between
Jones and Catsbnrg' 1t is believed he was
drowned, as nothing has since been heard OF
him.
Miss AbeTtine HCvener lived alone IN a
farm house six miles from Syracuse, n. Y,
On Wednesday note fell due and she lacked
S14 of the sum necessary for payment. She
She set fire to her house and was burned to
death. Sic left this request II want to
be buried with my cows and sneep that l
worked for and loved so much.'
Thomas Keene and his wife, living near
TitusviIle, left their children at home while
they went to a neighbor's. The children
found a flask of powder, and threw In tie
fire. In the explosion that followed all tie
children were more or less injured, one
having Its eyesight entirely destroyed while
a second had one eye burned severely.
When the Philadelphia 60 Reading Road
passenger train arrived at Reading on last
Saturday, an aged lady who entered the
train at Philadelphia. was found dead in her
seat, with her face against the window pane,
having been in that position from Manayunk
She proved to be Mrs. Martha Lukens, of
Shamokin, aged 75 years, Death was due to
heart disease
General W. 3. Hazen, chief signal Of
hcer, United States Army, died at Wash
ington, d. C., Sunday evening last of kidney
affection, aged fifty seven years. As an of
hcer of the line General Hazen made a good
record, both before and during the late war,
and in the position of which he was the in
cumbent at the time of his drath be bad
achieved distinction as a scientist.
"A dispatch from Point Pleasant, w. Va,
says About three years ago in the south
ern part Of this county, John Leteher, was
shot and killed by Nese Borden in a quar-
rel about fence. Letcher's son, Ahner,
then twelve years old, told his mother
that when be got big enough be was going
to Kill Borden. On Saturday Borden's dead
body was found in a clump of brush with
bullet hole through his head YOune Ietcb-
er was on the same day hunting in the WOODS
in which PordorSs h,dv yB.s eor,4